{"product_id":"a-mile-and-a-half-michael-j-rosen-9780814255339","title":"A Mile and a Half of Lines: The Art of James Thurber","description":"Humorist, cartoonist, writer, playwright. James Thurber was to the twentieth century what Mark Twain was to the nineteenth. At one point, his books were the most read of any American in the world. His work could be found anywhere--from the pages of the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e to the pages of children's books, from illustrated advertisements to tea towels and dresses. Now, in celebration of the 125th anniversary of Thurber's birth, \u003ci\u003eA Mile and a Half of Lines: The Art of James Thurber\u003c\/i\u003e is a long overdue introduction and reintroduction to James Thurber and the artwork that fundamentally changed American cartoons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Including some 260 drawings, this collection is the first comprehensive focus on his work as an artist, a cartoonist, and an illustrator. With commentary from a host of preeminent cartoonists and writers, including Ian Frazier, Seymour Chwast, and Michael Maslin, \u003ci\u003eA Mile and a Half of Lines\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the significance of Thurber's spontaneous, unstudied, and novel drawing style that not only altered the nature of American cartooning but also expanded the very possibilities of an illustrated line. Coinciding with the first major retrospective of Thurber's art presented by the Columbus Museum of Art in 2019, \u003ci\u003eA Mile and a Half of Lines\u003c\/i\u003e showcases both classic Thurber as well as visual material never before seen in print. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael J. Rosen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814255337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814255339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trillium\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019 pg. 96","brand":"Michael J. Rosen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992488607999,"sku":"9780814255339","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ba7c662-34e0-44ce-a9ad-48db16194e71.jpg?v=1683319217","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-mile-and-a-half-michael-j-rosen-9780814255339","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}